Cyber Security Specialist

Technical Security Specialist

Salary: £53,000 (dependant upon experience)

Do you thrive when supporting and facilitating the delivery of CISO cyber portfolio projects? We are recruiting for a Technical Security Specialist (D Grade) to join the UKCISO Tech Shared Services Team within Aviva.

You will be joining a recently expanded team, reporting into the Tech Shared Services Lead & supporting a specific market within the Aviva Business, whilst also working alongside various other Specialists and Analysts. You will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining cybersecurity solutions to protect systems, networks and data within allocated area(s) of responsibility. Some of the duties will include:

A bit about the job:

• Supporting the Tech Shared Services Security Engagement Lead with technical expertise in IT Security
• Promoting good security practice with our market business partners and third parties, and supporting training and awareness activities
• Providing input to projects from a cyber security perspective, balancing risk with business enablement
• Timely and accurate management of identified Information Security findings, ensuring they have the appropriate remediation plans or risk acceptances
• Creation of materials to articulate risks with clear options and recommendations, for use with the business portfolio

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with a solid technical knowledge with broad experience of security management concepts an in-depth knowledge of IS governance processes and practices, including ISMS monitoring and control frameworks such as, ISO, ISF and COBIT, their relationships to other frameworks and their application within a financial services environment or other highly regulated industry.
• Working understanding of IT Risk Management.
• Good technical knowledge of IT Infrastructure, Cloud Technologies (AWS/Azure), IT Operations, Networks, as well as Penetration Testing framework and concepts.
• Strong customer focus, and the ability to understand and empathise with the user needs and expectations.
• A high level of analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, as well as attention to detail

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.  And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.  We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Salary circa £53,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 10% annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Ashley a call on 0121 828 1270 or send an email to ashley.dean@aviva.com